Viola Davis
Acting
Biography
Viola Davis (/vaɪˈoʊlə/ vy-OH-lə; born August 11, 1965) is an American actress and film producer. Her accolades include both the Triple Crown of Acting and EGOT. Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2012 and 2017. The New York Times ranked her ninth on its list of the greatest actors of the 21st century (2020). Davis received the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2025. A graduate of Juilliard, Davis began her career in Central Falls, Rhode Island, appearing in small stage productions. She made her Broadway debut in the August Wilson play Seven Guitars (1996) for which…
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · TV
The Simpsons
1989 · TV
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · TV
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · TV
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000 · TV
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · TV
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · TV
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · TV
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001 · TV
The Graham Norton Show
2007 · TV
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022 · TV
Scandal
2012 · TV